Education: J.D., University of Florida, 1963; B.A., University of Florida, 1960.

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Professional Activities: Current member and former chair of Workers’ Compensation Forum (formerly Workers’ Compensation Certification Review Course); Fellow, College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers; 2012 recipient of Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Section’s Professionalism Award;  past chair and former 10-year member of Workers’ Compensation Certification Committee of The Florida Bar; City Attorney, City of Maitland, Florida (1985-2002); Trustee, King College, Bristol, Tennessee (1989-1991); selected as a Leading Florida Attorney in Workers’ Compensation Defense by American Research Corporation and as a Florida Super Lawyer® (2005-2011; 2014) by Law & Politics Magazine; Guest Editor, The Florida Bar News and 440 Report  (Summer 1993 and Summer 2002); member of CLE Faculty of the Workers’ Compensation Section of The Florida Bar; author of “Elements of Proof Required in Toxic Exposure and Occupational Disease Cases and Frye Objection to Expert Testimony,” “Practice Strategies From the Masters,” “Major Contributing Cause,” “2002 Workers’ Compensation Changes and Beyond,” and numerous other articles; accredited lecturer throughout the State of Florida for insurance certification courses; Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator with experience in mediating catastrophic and complex issue cases; AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for more than 25 years.

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Member:  50-year member of The Florida Bar; admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals; and Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; member, Orange County and American Bar Associations (Insurance, Negligence and Workers’ Compensation Law Sections); Florida Association of Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; former member of the Executive Council of the Workers’ Compensation Section of The Florida Bar and former Claims Adjuster.

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Florida Bar Board Certification: Florida Bar Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation Law continuously since 1988, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education.